LePerron Peak Lookout Site (Aircraft Warning Service)
US 1898, CA 93
LePerron Peak Lookout - Temporary Cabin - Circa 1942

LePerron Peak Lookout - Temporary Cabin - Circa 1942 - courtesy of USFS, Siskiyou County Museum Collection

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1898, CA 93 (view other lookout sites in United States, California)
Date Registered January 30, 2020
Nominated by Brad Eells
Location Klamath National Forest
Humboldt County, California
Coordinates N 41° 14.149' W 123° 30.862' (view using Google Maps)
N 41° 14' 09" W 123° 30' 52"
N 41.235811° W 123.514373°
Elevation 3,480 ft (1,061 m)
Built 1942
Removed Unknown
Administered by US Forest Service - Klamath National Forest
Cooperators United States Army Ground Observer Corps

Description

A temporary cabin was built for Aircraft Warning Service use in 1942. These cabins were usually replaced by a specific observation structure within a short period of time. Unknown if this took place at LePerron Peak.

The US Forest Service was frequently charged with the construction, staffing, management and dispatch for AWS sites.

Removal date is unknown.

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